This evening's screening is Robert Duvall's "Assassination Tango". Before, there is a tango concert being directed by the Argentinean Oscar-winner Luis Bacalov, who also wrote the music for the film. The orchestra is joined on stage by Duvall himself, who dances tango with his movie- and life-partner Luciana Pedraza.
In the movie, Duvall manages to combine two of his passions: tango dancing (he has been an avid tango dancer for years) and Luciana Pedraza (who plays one of the main female roles). The movie is about a hit-man (played by Duvall) on a mission to kill an Argentinean ex-General. Arriving in Buenos Aires, he finds out that he will have to stay longer than planned since the general is not (yet) in town. This gives him the opportunity to explore the local tango scene, and to meet Pedraza's character. Viewers should not expect this to be a mix between "Dirty Dancing" and "Pulp Fiction", however - rather, the movie has a slight 70's-John-Cassavetes feel - the main story is not all that important, it is the dialogues and the character studies that count.
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